Chapter 439 The sudden decisive battle drum! Chang'an Jun? Let’s let him go today!
“The thieves have defected!”
“The general thought that the Chu army would flee when there was chaos.”
“However, the Chu army was just as the commander expected. , are mobilizing all the elite troops to rush to Xishan!"
"Coach, you know what's going on!"
At the top of E City, Yang Hu shouted excitedly and looked at Ying Chengyu with admiration.
Since Li Xin's troops left the city, all the movements of the Chu army have been developing according to Ying Chengyu's script.
If he hadn't known that Ying Chengyun couldn't come up with the price to buy Xiang Yan, Yang Hu would have even suspected that Xiang Yan had also been bribed by Ying Chengyun and was cooperating with Ying Chengyun in acting!
Ying Chengyu's eyes always fell on Xiang Yan's big book, and he responded quietly: "Chu Shangzhuguo is by no means a cowardly person."
"He will not think that he has already Even if he is defeated, he will not be afraid of his general like ordinary soldiers.”
"He will not doubt whether he can regain control of the Zhao'an army."
"In this way, he will naturally not sit back and watch a defeat happen, let alone give up the only chance to save the war!"
Xiang Yan once had doubts about Ying Chengyu's character, mentality and ability.
But Ying Chengyu always believed in Xiang Yan!
He believed that Xiang Yan would remain calm and rational and make the optimal solution to the current battle situation.
I also believe that Xiang Yan's noble background since childhood will obscure Xiang Yan's understanding, causing Xiang Yan to once again despise those "despicable" people in Xiang Yan's eyes!
Seeing that various Zhao'an troops were gathering towards the east city, Ying Chengyu ordered in a deep voice:
"Order!"
"Deputy General Yang Hu is guarding Hubei City. There is no need to If you order your troops to go out to fight again, there is no need to skimp on the supplies to defend the city."
"All the soldiers who defend the city must go to the city wall and defend the city of Hubei to the death."
"When the fire in the west mountain is completely ignited, raise the black and red flags in the direction of the east city."
Although there are abundant defense resources in Hubei City.
But Ying Chengyu left Yang Hu with only more than 5,000 soldiers and horses, of which 3,000 were county soldiers!
Not to mention resisting the siege of the Chu army, it was also difficult to resist the strong attack of the Chu army and Zhao'an army.
However, Yang Hu handed over his hand without hesitation: "Wei!"
Ying Chengyu took the halberd from the eighth husband, turned around and walked down the city wall, got on his horse and shouted loudly.
"Beat the victory drum!"
Sixty-six strong men took off their shirts, revealing their strong upper bodies, and smashed down the main battle Fen drum with drumsticks.
"Dong! Dongdong! Dong!"
The sound of rumbling drums suddenly sounded from above the city of Hubei and spread throughout the countryside.
Everyone who hears the sound of this drum will have their heartbeats controlled by the rhythm of the war drum!
East of Echeng.
Su Jiao was shouting anxiously: "Quick! Speed up!"
"Our troops are about to leave Xishan. After leaving Xishan, our troops can speed up again and catch up with the enemy! Earn money Military merit!”
Even Su Jiao, who has rich experience in fighting, was not able to take the lead this time.
Even though Su Jiao had exploded at his fastest speed, the rebels looked at his flag as if it were a biting dog.
If Su Jiao slows down, the rebel army will also slow down. If Su Jiao runs fast, the rebel army will run faster!
Seeing that the remnants of the Chu army had left the Western Mountains, but not much military merit had been gained from this battle, how could Su Jiao not be anxious!
At this moment, the war drums sounded.
Feeling the excitement caused by the accelerated heartbeat, Su Jiao roared with a heavy back nasal tone:
"Wind!"
All the officers and soldiers of the Qin army roared together:
"Wind!!"
With the excitement, the Qin army slightly speeded up.
E Chen, Wu Zhe and other rebels found it difficult to pronounce nasal sounds, so they shouted together awkwardly but excitedly:
"Strong wind!!!"
The roar of Qin opera mixed with the accent of Chu State took advantage of the war drums, using the Western Mountain as the echo wall, and headed towards the entire battlefield in an arrogant and powerful manner!
Then, the rebel army ran faster!
Outside the west gate of Hubei City.
Dou Zhan saw with his own eyes nearly 30,000 Chu troops driving more than 60,000 Zhao'an troops, chasing more than 20,000 Qin troops into Xishan.
But only three hours passed!
More than 20,000 Qin troops drove 40,000 Zhao'an troops to pursue them. On the contrary, the Chu army that had just been responsible for the pursuit now had only a few thousand remnants left, running towards the direction of the battle!
Duzhan, panic!
When the Qin Army's decisive victory drum sounded, the frequency of Douzhan's heartbeat unconsciously matched the war drum, and the panic became more intense!
"Why did the Qin army want to fight decisively?" Douzhan frowned so hard that he could pinch a fly to death, and murmured to himself: "Isn't it just Captain Qu Che who was defeated?"
"Have friendly forces in other battlefields also been defeated?!"
Dou Zhan immediately asked his scouts to investigate the battle situation of each department.
But the next second, Douzhan gave up this idea.
In Douzhan’s frightened eyes, the west gate of Hubei City.
Open!
Inside the city gate, a knight riding a war horse and an elite soldier wearing heavy leather armor were revealed.
A towering flag stands in the midst of this army. The wooden golden Kingo on the top of the flag shines brightly in the sunset.
Surprisingly, it is the Qin Army’s great banner!
Dou Zhan couldn't help but curse in a low voice: "It's his mother's fault!"
The moment he saw the big banner, Dou Zhan knew it.
The ones leaving the city this time are the soldiers led by Ying Chengyu!
According to the "Military Rules", Ying Chengxuan had a full strength of 20,000 soldiers for this battle, and Ying Chengxuan's troops did not suffer major battle losses.
In other words, if Ying Chengyu did not divide his troops, then 20,000 of the most elite soldiers of the Qin army would rush out of the West City under the personal leadership of Ying Chengyu.
Ke Douzhan has only more than 6,000 troops under his command!
Dou Zhan couldn’t help but lament, bad luck, attacking from both sides!
The fighting family soldiers suddenly whispered: "Master, I have just given the imperial order."
"Our troops stopped attacking the city, retreated three miles, and formed a formation to prepare to meet the enemy!"
"Although our troops have stopped attacking the city, they have not yet begun to retreat. Do we want to obey the orders of Shangzhu Kingdom?" This sentence activated Douzhan's brain.
Yes, Shangzhu ordered our troops to retreat three miles!
Douzhan immediately spoke loudly: "Even though I regard Lord Qin Chang'an as a chicken and a dog, he can be destroyed with just a wave of his hand!"
"However, since it is an order from the Shangzhu State, our troops must obey the order, so we have no choice but to let him go!" He is a horse."
"Send the order to the whole army, retreat!"
After saying this, Dou Zhan did not hesitate at all, and took the lead in withdrawing to the west.
The west gate of Hubei City.
Ying Chengyu had already grasped the halberd and was observing the formation of the Douzhan Division. As a result, he saw that the Douzhan Division gave way to the city gate without any hesitation.
Bafu asked in a low voice vigilantly: "Master, is this department trying to side attack our army?"
Ying Chengyu smiled softly: "The Dou clan is a small clan."< br>
“They will not be willing to pay such a high price for victory in this battle.”
“Send the order to the entire army, get out of the city! Go south!”
After receiving the order, Ying Chengyu took the lead and rushed out of the city gate.
The eighth husband immediately shouted: "Get out of the city!"
The family soldiers followed Ying Chengyu closely, and the personal soldiers also quickly opened their legs and chased Ying Chengyu to the south. Speed up and run.
After turning around the city wall, another large banner appeared within Ying Chengyu's field of vision.
The figures under the two banners looked at each other from a distance, Xiang Yan's eyes were full of shock.
"Not only does Qin Chang'an want to win the decisive battle now, but he also wants to personally lead an army to attack our army?"
Xiang Yan's first reaction was to look at Jingchou: "Has any tribe left the Qin Kingdom recently? Closer? "
Although the Chu army has fewer troops, the central army of the Chu army still has more than 23,000 elite soldiers.
Although the Chu army in the west mountain direction was severely defeated, the overall battle situation remained a stalemate. The ambush in the west mountain did not affect the Chu army in other directions.
Xiang Yan can’t figure it out.
How dare Ying Chengxuan launch a decisive battle now, and how dare he attack the Chu army in person!
Unless, Ying Chengyu not only arranged an ambush in Zhao'an's army!
After thinking about it for a while, Jingchou frowned and shook his head: "The general has not received any similar news."
"Although the Qin State is also buying and lobbying important ministers in this war to seek peace."
“But compared with the battle a year ago, the Qin court was stable during this war, and it did not visit any clan frequently.”
Xiang Yan frowned.
The lack of intelligence did not allow Xiang Yan to make an accurate judgment, so Xiang Yan could only make the safest decision:
“Ling!”
“Captain Lieutenant In a head-on battle, Captain Cheng Han accelerated his attack on the right flank of Captain Su Jiao and other troops. After leaving the battle, Captain Qu Che's three troops immediately reorganized their troops and merged with our troops. Captain Xiang Rong immediately returned to support and pursued Su Jiao and other troops in the rear. "
"Order, the Chinese army forms a square formation and stands firm to meet the enemy!"
Xiang Yan's decision was very cautious.
But a smile appeared on the corner of Ying Chengyu's mouth, and he shouted intermittently: "The central crossbowmen will form three formations, with the left and right units attached to the front, and the rear to guard the middle."
"The knights in the front line up in front, and the troops are the sharpest."
"The infantry lines up in square formation, following the knights."
"Charge!"
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After Xiang Yan stopped, he quickly formed a square formation and fired a hail of arrows from the formation.
Bafu and Hanfu quickly raised their rectangular shields to cover Ying Chengyu from the crossbow arrows coming from the front.
Although the central part of the Qin Army formed its formation later, it took advantage of the longer range of the Qin Nu to launch a counterattack belonging to the Qin Army after more than ten breaths!
For a moment, crossbows flew across the sky, and knights on the ground attacked.
When the distance between the Qin and Chu armies was only twenty feet, a shout came from the Chu army's formation.
"Crossbow!"
A gap opened in the Chu army's front shield array, revealing five hundred crossbowmen holding repeating crossbows.
At the same time, Ying Chengyu shouted without hesitation:
“Dismount!”
“Xu~~~”
At the command, all the knights in the front pulled their reins, causing the horses to raise their front hooves and stop their momentum.
Chu Jun's unicorn arm, which he had trained for more than ten years, also held the pull rod and rapidly performed piston movements at the same time.
In just ten breaths of time, thousands of crossbow bolts were fired at Ying Chengyu’s headquarters!
War horses during the Warring States Period had almost no protection.
No matter how small the arrow fired by the repeating crossbow is, it is enough to penetrate the flesh of the war horse.
Not to mention that the war horses at this moment are all standing up, and it is the most vulnerable abdomen that is receiving the crossbow arrows!
“Hush!!!”
With a neigh that sounded like a curse, the war horse fell.
However, Ying Chengyu, who was well prepared, had already jumped off the horse before the horse fell. Only a dozen soldiers failed to escape in time and were pinned down by the horse.
Seeing this, Xiang Yan shouted without hesitation: "Keep shooting with the crossbow!"
"Front spearmen, advance in formation!"
Hold their spears tightly, the Chu army's front spearmen marched in neat steps, and the spears in their hands squeezed towards Ying Chengyu.
In just a dozen steps, the spears in their hands can pierce Ying Chengyu's body!
Ying Chengyu rolled on the ground and got up. He used the body of his war horse to block the second wave of crossbow arrows and shouted loudly:
"Quickly organize the army and form an array!"< br>
"Ready for the repeating crossbow!"
"Charge forward with infantry!"
(End of this chapter)